obama is not protecting the country. bob woodward is not involved in policy. >> dana: that is obsurd. bob woodward is a reporter. he did reporting. what he reported on and subsequently confirmed by the white house. the question he was asking, threat set aside, does it matter who came up with the idea for sequester? he decided it was, it was integral to the story. >> bob: he said can you imagine ronald reagan say he couldn't move an aircraft carrier? who is woodward to say that. >> greg: he can. >> kimberly: he has context and history. the fact he is making a big deal suggests there is something more to it. you are fooling yourself. this is a warning. get him now or interviews or another book down the road, they will find a way and it will be insidious. that is how they do things. >> eric: do you think -- >> bob: do you think the comment that they were going to -- if they can't, the wime "washington times" did not drop the column, they would not give a press pack -- >> dana: gaherty did not say it. lanny davis himself sai